Coming out on the 15th of March is the debut album from The Vermin Poets who are Neil Palmer on Guitar/Lyre/vox Billy Childish on Bass/Backing Vox, JuJu Claudius on drums/Backing Vox and Wolf Howard on Drums but don’t think this is just another Billy Childish band ‘cos it’s not….MYSPACE
We are vermin — V…E…ERMIN
The Vermin Poets are the self-discovered heirs to a long line of bards and natural philosophers whose number includes Reg Presley, Sky Saxon, Bo Diddley, D.H Laurence, William Shakespeare, Aristotle, Homer, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and all the unnamed carriers of legend and myth.
In raising their songwriting art, the legendary punk rocker William Chyldish and Fire Dept front man Neil Hereward Palmer engaged in an alliance to pursue the thrice-fold aims of Happiness, Poetry and God. They succeed in manifesting the authentic sound of amateurism, elevating it to high art and thus banishing procrastination and the fear of creation from the human imagination.
However, mindful that poets are, in the main, vermin Chyldish and Palmer cheerfully mock their own craft, praising limitation. For in unceasingly veiling God’s truth, which is the way to things, with words, the Vermin Poet separates persons-with-an-interest from the wider interests of human beings outside commerce and held in God’s law, which is love.
Dr Johnson was none too keen on vermin poets: his English dictionary of 1755 contained a definition of the word “vaticide”, which is “a murderer of poets”. The Vermin Poets seek neither to gild the ars poetica, nor to slay its sons and daughters.
The stated aim of The Vermin Poets is to describe the shape of the things sufficiently well so that others to may understand and explore, or view more effectivly the universe and the bounty it contains for themselves....

We’re running a 3-for-the-price-of-2 sale on CD’s LP’s and 7″ singles until the end of January. Now is the time to get some lovely back-catalogue items at a knock down price. On top of this every sale order will also get a free gift from the DG vaults!
When you put 3 items of the same format your discount should show in your greedbag before you go to the checkout.
Happy Shopping!...

“Smart Accessories” is the second album from Seattle’s Cute Lepers who, as I’m sure you know, are a six/sometimes seven-piece band from Seattle, WA equally influenced by first wave punk, mod-revival, power pop, with the spirit of Johnny Thunders…together with occasional hints of doo-wop, early 60′s rock ‘n’ roll and a load of female back-up vocals. Led by chief songwriter Steve E. Nix & Kicks (yes that’s Steve E. Nix & Kicks from seminal Seattle band The Briefs!).
It’s on FOUR different colour vinyls, RED, WHITE, GREEN & GREY, plus CD and Digital too.
Catch them on tour right now all over Euroland and they’ll be heading back to the UK in the spring.
Also lookout for a 7″ in late Feb 2010...

This years Damaged Goods Christmas single is by Piney Gir…And it’s a corker…
Piney Gir, sometime electronic exotica lover, sometimes genuine all-American country girl does her first single for Damaged Goods.
The A-side is taken from her latest album, the rather good ‘The Yearling’ plus two exclusive tracks on the b-side.
It’s a 7″ and digi release (DAMGOOD344) and it’s pretty limited so grab one quick...

Yes it’s a Damaged Goods Christmas Compilation featuring some of the best Christmas tracks we’ve released over the last 20 odd years.
Holly Golightly has two tracks on here, one from a couple of years back ‘Christmas Tree On Fire and one from 2002 with The Green Hornes (some of who are now in the Raconteurs) called ‘Little Stars.
Billy Childish has three with three different bands, The MBE’s excellent Christmas 1979, The Buff Medways ‘Merry Christmas Fritz’ and a really early DG release Thee Headcoatees ‘Santa Claus’ (originally Damgood12, a 7” Picture Disc)
We have last years Xmas 7” Goldblade and Poly Styrenes ‘City Of Christmas Ghosts’ as well as 2005’s TV Smith single ‘Xmas Bloody Xmas’ plus 2001’s Helen Love Xmas 7” ‘Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight’
Then we have brand new exclusive tracks from The Cute Lepers and The Singing Loins and a great new band called ‘Severe’.
Last up we have a couple of obscure tracks from the 1994 and 1996 christmas singles, Wat Tyler doing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and Monkhouse (a great lost band from Belfast’ doing ‘Guinness And Wine’.
Next year this might even make it out on record along wth a bunch of new tracks as well, but it’s good to have it all in one place.
Here’s what’s on it…
1 Christmas Tree On Fire Holly Golightly
2 The Cute Lepers Christmas Song Cute Lepers
3 Christmas 1979 Wild Billy Childish And The M.B.E’s
4 Ding Dong Merrily On High Singing Loins
5 Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight) Helen Love
6 Santa Claus Thee Headcoatees
7 City Of Christmas Ghosts Goldblade Featuring Poly Styrene
8 Little Stars Holly Golightly And The Greenhornes
9 Stop The Cavalry Severe
10 Silver Bells Cuckooland
11 Xmas Bloody Xmas Tv Smith
12 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Wat Tyler
13 Guinness And Wine Monkhouse
14 Merry Christmas Fritz Buff Medways...

YES! Two new releases this week…
LOUIS LINGG AND THE BOMBS ‘HATES YOUR LAWS’ 7″ (DAMGOOD343)
5 track 7″ of Sample led punk, anarcho pop tunes, taken from their new album.
BUY IT HERE
REVERSE ‘GLANCE SIDEWAYS’ CD (DAMGOOD331CD)
23 track compilation of all of REVERSE’s recordings including the first three singles on DG plus lots of unreleased gems.
BUY IT HERE...

We’ve got a 23 track CD compilation bringing together all of REVERSE’s recordings including the three 7” singles we released back in 1995-6 ‘Stem The Slide’ (Which was ‘Single of the week’ in KERRANG! ‘Lock’ & ‘Stagnant’ plus their tracks from their debut split single plus 15 unreleased gems including their last recordings with Frankie Stubbs.
The CD contains a full history of the band written by lead singer Nick Sharratt plus loads of unseen photos, reviews and a full discography....

Steve E Nix & Kicks are back with the second Cute Lepers album, it’s called ‘Smart Accessories’ and it’s out on the 7th December, coloured vinyl LP, CD & Digi.
They’re also heading over to Europe for a month long tour, dates are available on the GIGS pages.
The album is 13 tracks including the last single ‘Berlin Girls’ which has nearly sold out on 7″, we’ll have a new 7″ out in the new year as well plus they are aiming to come back over for another tour in the spring....

Piney Gir has recorded the Damaged Goods Christmas single for 2009 and it’s great, we love Pineys stuff so we politely asked her to do a single for us and she said yes…
It’s a three track 7″ and it’s out on the 7th of December. the three tracks are ‘For The Love Of Others’ (which is also on Pineys new album ‘The Yearling’) plus ‘I Wanna Be Like You’ & ‘Brady’s Bluff’, the catalogue number is Damgood 344...

Our latest signings, Nat Johnson & The Figureheads have just announced a short tour to tie in with the release of their debut album ‘Roman Radio’
9th Oct Single Launch Party – O2Academy(2) Sheffield
10th Oct Library Leeds
11th Oct The End Newcastle
15th Oct The Maze Nottingham
16th Oct Mother’s Ruin Bristol
17th Oct Album Launch – Instore at Rough Trade East, 12 o’clock Midday
17th Oct Album Launch Party – The George Tavern, Whitechappel, London
The double ‘A’ side single ‘Wonderful Emergency/Don’t Worry Baby is out on 7″ and download on the 5th Oct and the album is out on LP/CD/Download on the 19th Oct
www.NATJOHNSON/co.uk...

Holly and Dave did a live session for the concert website ‘LiveDaily.com’ They did three songs and you can watch it, in full glorious colour HERE
They are currently over in the states writing and demoing songs for their, as yet untitled, third album together which is due for release in February 2010 and Holly is also putting the finishing touches to a brand new compilation which is due out on Damaged Goods around Christmas....

We’re very happy to announce that Nat Johnson & The Figureheads have just signed to DG, their debut album ‘Roman Radio’ will be out later this year preceded by a single.
NAT JOHNSON is the former singer, songwriter and guitarist of Monkey Swallows the Universe. Her debut solo single, ‘Dirty Rotten Soul’ was released in September 2008 and was made Single of the Week by Steve Lamacq. The Figureheads include Kevin Gori, co-founder of Monkey Swallows the Universe, Chris Loftus, formerly of Fury of the Headteachers and Neil Piper of Champion Kickboxer.
Click HERE for Nat’s homepage...

Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians Of The British Empire played a great session live on the Marc Riley show on BBC 6 Music on Tuesday evening and then Pete Molinari did one on Thursday night, you can ‘listen again’ to both of the shows HERE
Billy & The MBE’s did three live tracks…’Joe Strummers Grave’ ‘He’s Making A Tape’ and the old Headcoats track ‘Girl From ’62′ plus there a great bit of banter with Marc and Billy and Pete did ‘Heartaches A Plenty’, ‘A Virtual Landslide’ & ‘Satisfied Mind’ off the forthcoming E.P. ‘Today Tomorrow And Forever’
And here’s a link to today’s Guardian review of the new Billy Childish album
CLICK HERE
And if you want to buy the new Billy Childish album ‘Archive From 1959′ just CLICK HERE...

The Cute Lepers will be back for a short UK tour and their main support show with Flogging Molly at Rebellion in August.
They are currently hard at work in the studio working on the follow up to CAN’T STAND MODERN MUSIC which will be out later this year.
31st July Derby Victoria
1st Aug Sheffield Stockroom with Red Flag 77 / Cyanide Pills / Banditos
2nd Ipswich Steamboat Tavern with Red Flag 77
3rd London W1, 12 Bar with Red Flag 77
5th Blackpool West Coast Rock Café (Onstage 11.30PM) £3.00
6th Blackpool Rebellion Fest With Flogging Molly
9th Blackpool Beat Nite club, with Church of Confidence & Sedated £4.00 Doors: 11pm This is the Rebellion aftershow
If you’re off to Rebellion lookout for free Cute Lepers badges...

Pete’s back with a brand new 4 track EP, it’s 4 of Pete’s live favourites, recorded in Nashville with guest vocals from the rather legendary Jordanaires, it’s a 10″ vinyl single plus a 7 track CD which features 3 tracks taken from his three recent 7″ singles which have never appeared on Cd before, it’s out on the 24th August 2009. Cat: Damgood 336...

Yes it’s a brand new Billy Childish compilation, the first for 7 years in fact.
This is a 51 track triple gatefold LP and double CD featuring tracks from 1977 up to 2009, it’s got great sleeve notes from Lois Wilson and features loads of unseen photos.
In fact it’s a lovely package, even if we say so ourselves, out on the 6th July and the catalogue number is Damgood335CD/LP...

The Singing Loins are back with their tenth album, ‘UNRAVELLING ENGLAND’ proving that genius is nothing more than gritted teeth and enduring patience. It features 12 brand new songs recorded as demos over a period of 18 months on a mate’s cheap digital machine. It was soon apparent that the energy and imperfection they’d captured should be released as it stood.
We think it’s their best yet and we’re also taking a (ahem…digital) single from the album which will be a 4 track affair with ‘Please Take My Scissors Away’ and ‘Everywhere’ from the new album plus a couple of older tracks.
Release date is 20th July and it’s catalogue number is DAMGOOD337CD...